Luke 18:1 Cross References - Moffatt

¹ He also told them a parable about the need of always praying and never losing heart.

⁵ And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, let me have three loaves; ⁶ for a friend of mine travelling has come to my house and I have nothing to set before him.' ⁷ And suppose he answers from the inside, 'Don't bother me; the door is locked by this time, and my children are in bed with me. I can't get up and give you anything.' ⁸ I tell you, though he will not get up and give you anything because you are a friend of his, he will at least rise and give you whatever you want, because you persist. ⁹ So I tell you, ask and the gift will be yours, seek and you will find, knock and the door will open to you;

³⁶ From hour to hour keep awake, praying that you may succeed in escaping all these dangers to come and in standing before the Son of man."

¹² let your hope be a joy to you; be stedfast in trouble, attend to prayer,

¹ Hence, as I hold this ministry by God's mercy to me, I never lose heart in it;

⁹ Never let us grow tired of doing what is right, for if we do not faint we shall reap our harvest at the opportune season.

¹⁸ praying at all times in the Spirit with all manner of prayer and entreaty — be alive to that, attend to it unceasingly, interceding on behalf of all the saints

⁶ Never be anxious, but always make your requests known to God in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving;

² Attend to your prayers, maintain your zest for prayer by thanksgiving;

¹² Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, salutes you — a servant of Christ Jesus who is always earnest in prayer for you, that you may stand firm like mature and convinced Christians, whatever be the will of God for you.

¹⁷ never give up prayer,

³ Compare him who steadily endured all that hostility from sinful men, so as to keep your own hearts from fainting and failing. ⁴ You have not had to shed blood yet in the struggle against sin. ⁵ And have you forgotten the word of appeal that reasons with you as sons? — My son, never make light of the Lord's discipline, never faint under his reproofs;